getting ready to go on a jog

5/29/2010 10:22:12 AM

if you make the smooties yourself, you know exactly what is in them... so as long as you're not putting extra stuff in there, its fine.

5/29/2010 10:23:52 AM

Smooties?

5/29/2010 10:57:28 AM

Quote :

"if you make the smooties yourself, you know exactly what is in them... so as long as you're not putting extra stuff in there, its fine."

but just fruit by itself has a ton of sugar (some not as bad as others), when its blended into a drink its easy to have a lot more servings than you should without noticing it too much. similar to dried fruit in that respect (even when no sugar is added)

5/29/2010 12:10:02 PM

let's not argue ITT

Let's just agree that exercise and nutrition are about the two most controversial subjects on the internet. I've never seen people argue with so much conviction as when they start to argue about nutrition or exercise strategies.

[Edited on May 29, 2010 at 12:16 PM. Reason : ss]

5/29/2010 12:15:39 PM

everything in moderation of course! thats why i like to add spinach to mine, gives it some volume without overdosing on the nomalicious fruits

5/29/2010 12:42:34 PM

^^Seriously. If eating something works out for you (not you personally, Solinari), then go ahead and do it... if it doesn't, don't get offended because somebody likes fruit smoothies. Everyone is different, so what may work for one person might not work out for another....

5/29/2010 12:46:06 PM

some of you are reading some kind of malice into my post that isn't there. i'm not offended by anything nor do i have a particularly strong opinion either way, i was just posting a heads up. some people have no idea that an innocent 16oz smoothie could have >30g of sugar even without adding any.

5/29/2010 12:59:01 PM

Ugh, utterly worthless last couple of days thanks to late shifts at work. I'm getting up before noon tomorrow and doing some significant road work.

5/30/2010 2:32:51 AM

I think I have drank more in the past week than I have since Christmas. Gotta pick my self up so I can win this.

5/30/2010 10:52:44 AM

I would love to do something like this but I know I will not have the time to do it and not half-ass it. Maybe if I can find a decent bike or something I will start riding around the neighborhood and then get out and do more hiking and disc golf.

I just hate heat

5/30/2010 10:59:33 AM

5/30/2010 12:12:25 PM

Just thinking about that sandwich makes me gag and my blood vessels tighten

5/30/2010 12:44:07 PM

You only got one? You need at least two if you're trying to bulk up boy. I eat one and I'm cutting.

5/30/2010 1:06:29 PM

here is a shot of Mt. Trapezius located in Latvia

must get more shredded, I'm probably 220 in these pictures, lost any ab definition FML = Fuck My Low Back. No excuse for my shitty diet last week though.



purposely flexed there

5/30/2010 4:06:45 PM

Ive been posting in this thread and the other thread so i might as well get in on this too before the deadline.

This picture was taken today


my weight as of today is 187.8 lbs

my goals are pretty much to be bigger, faster, stronger, leaner, and tanner than i am now. the picture was taken coming off a 2 month bulk period.

June (at least) will be a cutting cycle.

each week i have 5 work out days. (2 days on 1 day off then repeat.) each day that i work out i have an AM cardio session and a PM weight training session.

my diet macros will be 50p/20c/30f at approx 2000 calories per day. supplements include whey powder, multivitamins, creatine, BCAAs, and a preworkout NO supplement

ultimately i want to get close to 10% bf at 185lbs. my short term strength goals include a 275 bench press (currently somewhere between 250 and 275) and a 400 deadlift (currently at 370)

5/30/2010 4:25:05 PM

i should do something with this... EVEN IF I'M A DAY OR TWO LATE with pictures.

6ft
189lbs
28
male

looking to cut fat and build a little muscle, with the main swim season over I'm freed up for heavy weights.

5/30/2010 5:13:11 PM

^I completely misread muscle as mustache... well... we can't really help with that one.

5/30/2010 5:20:59 PM

i wish i could delay facial hair growth until retirement or marriage

5/30/2010 5:33:13 PM

I've taken some pictures, but they kinda suck. Need to find a place with better lighting and hopefully a better mirror than my crappy $10, 1' wide mirror on the door.

However, I don't want anyone to see me with a camera out in the communal head, taking pictures in front of the mirror. The best case is that they'll think I'm a freak show...worst case is that they'll think I'm compiling a collection of pictures of dudes getting out of the showers.

[Edited on May 30, 2010 at 5:35 PM. Reason : but I'll post what I've got once my new iPhone cord arrives in the mail]

5/30/2010 5:35:11 PM

Late contest entry.
Age: 27
Ht: 5'7"
Wt: 122 lbs +/-

This is my first time taking myspace-esque photos so the quality isn't that good.




Goal:
Ht: 5'7"
Wt: 135 lbs

Staying on the go with my job keeps me from eating as healthy as I would like, but I'm trying to make good menu choices wherever I go.

5/30/2010 9:38:54 PM

Quote :

"Seriously. If eating something works out for you (not you personally, Solinari), then go ahead and do it... if it doesn't, don't get offended because somebody likes fruit smoothies. Everyone is different, so what may work for one person might not work out for another...."

I love them!!!! Who cares!!!!!!!!!!!

5/30/2010 10:27:27 PM

^Ahaha me too... it doesn't matter though. If they work, if whoever drinks them loses weight or whatever goal they want to achieve, then it doesn't matter at all ahah.

I've been slacking off this weekend, gotta kick it in gear with a good cardio workout today and a few workouts tomorrow.

5/30/2010 11:09:12 PM

weekend = always rest

time for that strawberry smoothie

5/31/2010 8:09:33 AM

I just found out I'm not the smallest dude on TWW

5/31/2010 8:46:32 AM

What the hell are you friggin doing this for?

You're just gonna die, ya know

5/31/2010 9:00:18 AM

nihilism itt thx u

5/31/2010 9:06:24 AM

I went on vacation this weekend to celebrate a friend's birthday:

Friday



Saturday




Then I went to a wedding on Sunday:



fuck it, I just live.

back on the wagon today though

5/31/2010 9:14:17 AM

I'm not officially on the wagon until tomorrow.

5/31/2010 12:30:33 PM

30 minutes on the treadmill just now. Followed that up with some lunges. Not looking forward to weigh-in tomorrow morning.

[Edited on May 31, 2010 at 2:01 PM. Reason : .]

5/31/2010 2:01:20 PM

full workout week... well rest day today (did 39.6 miles on my bike yesterday)

tomorrow - fitness bootcamp in the am, 12 mile bike ride to softball game (hopefully)
wednesday - fitness bootcamp in the am, evening swim i hope
thursday - run
friday - fitness bootcamp in the am and then another bike or run, not sure which.

unfortunately i need to get my eating back on schedule and controlled. just going too far between meals and so then i'm super hungry when i sit down, eat too fast then feel sick to my stomach.

you'd think i'd learn

5/31/2010 4:14:00 PM

i just got back from buying a used weight bench from CL



here's a pic:



It's called the Ironmaster Super Bench

I'm pretty stoked

you can get all kinds of attachments for it

mine came with a dip bar

I want to get the Crunch / situp attachment and the chin up attachment

5/31/2010 6:21:42 PM

How come no one has posted that whole...."I realize this thread is about beach body but I am into sales/commission blah blah"

Sometimes I get a kick out of that.

5/31/2010 7:15:53 PM

^ cause it's in the lounge and it's generally frowned upon

5/31/2010 7:23:22 PM

i still need to post a photo but i'm ready to go. i just got home from the lake so i probably wont have time to do the photo tonight plus i'm a bit sunburned. whoops.

5/31/2010 8:44:12 PM

Did legs and lower back today. Also did an easy three mile run to get back into it after a two week hiatus.

5/31/2010 9:14:49 PM

Where is everyone getting these tables from?!

5/31/2010 9:29:48 PM

I did mine at http://www.livestrong.com/myplate/

5/31/2010 9:33:53 PM

I have started the Zone Diet and I got the cookbook. I am fairly pleased so far with the choices that I have decided to create and the diet is not that far from how I already eat. STOKED

I only got to do half of my kickboxing class (because of time constraints) today and I supplemented it with some elliptical goodness before it. I still think that class kicked my ass.

here is my dilemma:
I have been having headaches after EVERY workout lately. I drink a shit ton of water before, during, and after my workout (I also only drink water with meals) and I also eat an hour before I workout. My glucose levels have been awesome so I am at a loss as to what is causing these debilitating headaches that come 2-3 hours after I have worked out. I get kind of freaked out about them because, being a type I diabetic, we often deal with constriction of blood vessels, hemorrhages, and heart problems. I just hope it is because I am working out again and not something more drastic. I have been kind of thinking it could be my sports bra. My jugs are kind of heavy/bigger and my sports bra gives me AMAZING support. I am thinking maybe my back muscles are just weak.


Any suggestions?

[Edited on May 31, 2010 at 9:59 PM. Reason : I've had a headache today since 2pm and I worked out around 9 this morning.]

5/31/2010 9:55:25 PM

I really, really want to buy one of these:



http://www.amazon.com/Body-Vision-PT600-Power-Tower/dp/B000M29CCI/

But I'm not quite sure I can find a good spot in my 2 bedroom apartment.

5/31/2010 9:55:35 PM

I ate wicked shitty today, too... I didn't have my multi-grain bagel or Kashi multi-grain cereal (hence my complete lack of fiber). I'll probably add another 70g of protein to that by the end of the night, since I'm about to work out.

[Edited on May 31, 2010 at 9:57 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on May 31, 2010 at 9:57 PM. Reason : ]

5/31/2010 9:55:48 PM

like I said, back on the wagon tomorrow...

5/31/2010 10:17:45 PM

Yeah mister God dude knows the deal. That captains chair is ideal, imo, versus the hanging arm straps to do leg raises because the pad against the back prevents you from using momentum. If I stumbled across one of those on craigslist or something I would snag it in a heartbeat then sell it to you for a ridiculously overpriced amount.

5/31/2010 10:33:36 PM

^i like to not use the back padding to brace myself and let the my stabilizing muscles do the work

hanging > roman chair, however most people aren't strong enough or have the MMC for a hanging leg raises/pike

5/31/2010 10:49:07 PM

okay, so I'm trying to stock up on things i need for this challenge, still

so, what kinds of protein bars do you guys like?

the ones that taste the best usually have the most sugar.

5/31/2010 11:24:49 PM

This is the kind of protein bar I like:



in 1oz you get:

80 calories, 15g protein, .5g fat, 3g sugar

[Edited on May 31, 2010 at 11:28 PM. Reason : ]

5/31/2010 11:25:42 PM

cans of tuna are cheap, and they have the added benefit of pissing off all the coworkers that have to smell your can of tuna.

5/31/2010 11:29:16 PM

haha

5/31/2010 11:35:22 PM

When I want quick protein, I usually shoot for a Zone Perfect, 14g, Met-Rx Colossal 100, 32g, or a Clif Builder's Bar, 20g. Or... you can eat a can of tuna (add some mustard and sweet relish) and get the same amount of protein with less fat, carbs, and calories.

6/1/2010 12:17:54 AM

I eat at least one can of tuna every day. It's one of the cheapest sources of healthy protein that you can find.

Add some lemon pepper, lemon juice or a little mayo and it's a tasty, filling snack or mini-meal.

Also going to post my one-week update from last Friday ... after an all-week booze bingefest, my stomach is pretty mushy. The calorie counting prob helped it from getting too horrible. And this pic was taken after drinking about half a bottle of champagne, which prob contributes to the bloat:



So now that the bday and cruise are behind me, the real diet officially begins for me. Seriously limiting the booze now. Look out, punks.


[Edited on June 1, 2010 at 7:45 AM. Reason : .]

6/1/2010 7:42:40 AM